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Additional authors

1. Taylor, Billy, 1921-2010.
2. Roach, Max, 1924-2007.
3. Whitsett, Jay, direction.
4. Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.)
5. Connecticut Public Television.
6. World Institute of Black Communications.
7. Ceba Collection.

Description

1. 1 videocassette of 1 (U-matic) (58 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.

Summary

1. A program about a jazz symposium entitled "Jazz Improvisation in a World Music Context" which sets out to discuss jazz improvisation's relation to other world music. The symposium was held at Wesleyan University. Includes comments from musicians, attendees, educators and excerpts from panel discussions. Those participating include Billy Taylor, Max Roach, Paquito D'Rivera and Don Cherry.

Subject

1. Jazz
2. Improvisation (Music)
3. Jazz musicians > Interviews

Genre/Form

1. Educational/cultural films and video.

Call number

1. Sc Visual VRB-1959

Note

1. This program forms part of the Communications Excellence to Black Audiences (CEBA) Awards Collection, a competition sponsored by the World Institute of Black Communications, Inc.

Terms of use (note)

1. Copyright on item: Connecticut Public Television ; 1986.

Title

1. The World is jazz [videorecording] / a coproduction of Wesleyan University and Connecticut Public Television ; produced and directed by Jay Whitsett.

Imprint

1. United States : CPTV, 1986-11.

Country of producing entity

1. United States.

Terms of use

1. Copyright on item: Connecticut Public Television ; 1986.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Schomburg Moving Images and Recorded Sound

Added author

1. Taylor, Billy, 1921-2010.
2. Roach, Max, 1924-2007.
3. Whitsett, Jay, direction.
4. Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.)
5. Connecticut Public Television.
6. World Institute of Black Communications.
7. Ceba Collection.

Research call number

1. Sc Visual VRB-1959 Original of Sc Visual DVD-866